This is by far the ultimate, complete Soul Sacrifice experience and even those who dumped countless hours into the original will find more than enough content and enhancements to keep them in the hunt.

Expanded, polished, extended & recut -but not a sequel-, Soul Sacrifice Delta builds upon the foundations of the original and brings almost the double in content, with a new story and Faction based on the Grimm Brothers's Fairytales that would get indeed the Aproval Seal by Tim Burton or American McGee with this new, sadistic and nightmarish approach to the Three Pigs or Red Hood. Soul Sacrifice Delta is the definitive version of one of the best Vita library titles, better in every aspect, but those who have the original maybe want to think twice if the new content worth it.

There are still some qualms here and there, such as the returning frame-rate slowdown and repetitiveness, but in general this is a solid action-RPG that should be played by anyone who adores the genre.

At a time when consumption is so high that we move from game to game so fast, the idea of replaying a game where we have to find the improvements almost under the microscope is not exactly the most convenient.

Soul Sacrifice is one of my favourite games on the Vita. The story, the fast epic battles, the great voice acting. It really is a gem in theSoul Sacrifice is one of my favourite games on the Vita. The story, the fast epic battles, the great voice acting. It really is a gem in the rough. Though it did have some flaws I easily put more than 100 hours in the game. When Delta was localized I was very excited. I've played so far about 5 hours and let me tell you this.

If you enjoyed Soul Sacrifice, you will LOVE Delta. Its improves in every single way of SS.

First thing you'll notice is a bump up in resolution. It's still not native but its a really big graphical upgrade. No more rough edges it all looks really clean. The game is absolutely gorgeuous.

Next thing you'll notice is way more depth to offerings. Now you can combine attacks offering way more methods of tackling enemys and just improves the fun ten fold. Not only that but there is also new offerings like the spear! Hard to master weapons but very satisfying to use.

The new monster designs based on Grimm Fairy tales Characters are amazing. Soul Sacrifice never dissapoints in that matter. You will never look at little red riding hood again in the same way. The new level designs are just amazing and now there are more variety of smaller creatures, so no more demon cats and rats everywhere

They now added a new faction to the game called Grim that appeases to those that like to stay neutral. Depending on which faction you are in you will get different offerings meaning everybody is going to have a different inventory of offerings.

The story is still relatively the same, but now you have to do some grim , avalon and Sanctuary sidequest before being allowed to play Magusars arc. These sidequest actually act as a bridgepoint between Sortiara's and Magusars arc, expanding a bit more on the Sorcerer and his interaction with the world and other NEW sorcerers only found in Delta.

Delta is a major improvement over SS in every way. If you got SS free from PS+ and loved it buy Delta now and support the devs

If you bought SS and just liked it not loved it, then wait for price drop. Since its nots a full blown sequel more like a relaunch with a buttload of tweaks and improvements, making it the True SS experience.

For the love of god people ignore ArioX and especially WIzard4en "review". The former probably thought Delta was Soul Sacrifice 2 when Inafune said many many many times it was more lik Soul Sacrifice 1.8 and the latter is just a Monster hunter fanboy enough said.…Expand

Soul Sacrifice Delta is much more than just an update/expansion to Soul Sacrifice (SS).
It adds some much content to the original game andSoul Sacrifice Delta is much more than just an update/expansion to Soul Sacrifice (SS).
It adds some much content to the original game and improves so much stuff that it catapults the game
to the top entries on PS Vita. (I would say second best after Killzone.)

Love the game, very good for the price tag. Story is great, gameplay is great, controls are great. One major gripe though is that it's onlyLove the game, very good for the price tag. Story is great, gameplay is great, controls are great. One major gripe though is that it's only available on digital for R1, which obviously takes a significant amount of previous memory space.…Expand

I just recently acquired a PS Vita which is why I hadn’t had the chance to play Soul Sacrifice Delta earlier. But man, what a pleasantI just recently acquired a PS Vita which is why I hadn’t had the chance to play Soul Sacrifice Delta earlier. But man, what a pleasant surprise :) !

This game has me firmly in its grasp now for it’s so much fun to play and addictive! Basically it’s an action RPG with strong similarities to the Monster Hunter series. But while I never really got warm with MH, I just love SSD! In my opinion, it’s so much better in pretty much every aspect. The graphics are great, the sound and music is incredibly good, the online mode is a blast and the story is epic and very well told.

Actually the story surprised me the most since I didn’t really expect anything special. I would have been happy with an excuse to go out and hunt monsters to develop my character and get better loot. But instead I’ve found an intense story where I really cared about its characters and desperately wanted to know how it ends. Not just the main story is worth playing, though. The side missions of the three available fractions are just as thrilling as the main storyline.

The character development is deep and fun, too. At any given time you can equip six offerings (spells) which function as your weapons, heals and support actions. Whether you equip six weapon offerings or five weapon and one healing offering is up to you and your play style. You can also choose between a variety of weapon offerings, from slow and powerful ones to quick and rather weak ones. Do you want to be a melee fighter or do you prefer to keep your distance and attack using throw weapons?
Whenever you kill a monster you have the choice to either save it, sacrifice it or to let fate decide for you. That also depends on the fraction you choose to fight for. While saving it boosts your defense, sacrificing a monster boosts your attack power.
This system allows you to form your character according to your playstyle.

In online mode you play with up to three additional players to complete so called pacts, which are missions where you need to do different things. Most common are boss fights but there are also missions where you need to collect four items or kill ten minor monsters etc.

All in all, SSD is one of the best and most addictive games I’ve played in quite some time… no matter the gaming platform! It’s a MUST HAVE for every PS Vita owner and even if you don’t own one, you should seriously consider getting one just for this game… I mean it!…Expand

Summary: Soul Sacrifice was a merely good game when it first came out. Despite its many flaws, the epic world-building, beautiful artSummary: Soul Sacrifice was a merely good game when it first came out. Despite its many flaws, the epic world-building, beautiful art direction, and surprisingly deep story told in an story-book fashion (which drove away some people due to its simplicity) made the game worthwhile even through its repetitive segments. Unfortunately, Delta does not remedy the critical flaw of repetition, it adds so many improvements that it is worth the new purchase for Soul Sacrifice fans, and a must-buy for newcomers seeking fast-paced action. It is an expansion, yes, but one that improves the game at a fundamental level.

Soul Sacrifice Delta is the definitive version of Soul Sacrifice which addresses many issues players had with the first game. Weapon balancing, quick weapon summoning, spell combos, and heavier consequences for black rites are some of the many changes seen in this iteration.

The repertoire of spells have been revamped and although there are still useless fodder ones scattered about, the balancing and the sheer number of old and new spells make it possible to achieve variety in builds.

Main story line is largely unchanged, and all of the content from the first game is retained, though with minor graphical improvements. Of course, Soul Sacrifice suffers from the common flaw inherent in the hunting genre: repetition. This is slightly mitigated this time around because the spell rewards are diverse, but newcomers to the genre may be deterred, understandably.

The amount of new story content is merely an expansion that has a small impact on the main story line, but it does an adequate job of expanding the universe of Soul Sacrifice. World-building was already very well done in the first game, and Delta adds new dimensions to the story. Again, these changes are basically inconsequential to the main story line, and therefore it is slightly disappointing.

Is it worth buying?
The $35.99 USD/CAD price tag for those who've played the game already is steep, but well worth it if you loved the first game. Soul Sacrifice Delta is an extremely polished version of the first game with plenty of new content, but it is completely reasonable for veterans to be driven away by being asked to pay full price for what is essentially an expansion, albeit a very large one.

Those who've never played the game or were not interested the first time around should give Delta a chance. Despite not being perfect in any means, it is very near the apex of what the Soul Sacrifice experience that the first game sought to achieve.…Expand

Good Sides:Great Story
Huge amount of skills
Great online features
Unique faction system
Good char creation
Huge amount of quests
BadGood Sides:Great Story
Huge amount of skills
Great online features
Unique faction system
Good char creation
Huge amount of quests

Bad sides:Quest places is too small like a room
Combos are repetitive…Expand

I gave 3 because Soul Sacrifice Delta should be a patch to Soul Sacrifice or some content should be patch and other DLC. Why? Because SSD andI gave 3 because Soul Sacrifice Delta should be a patch to Soul Sacrifice or some content should be patch and other DLC. Why? Because SSD and SS are the same game!!!

Well it should be called Soul Sacrifice 1.5 (but still it is better they named it "Delta" and not "2"). As I've read somewhere else - SS Delta is to SS like Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate to Monster Hunter 3.

My advice:
- if You have SS - don't buy SSD (if you are SS maniac then You will buy SSD regardless of what I say so - you've been warned)
- if you don't have SS - buy SSD (forget about SS)

So ending my little review - SSD is good game, solid one at least - it is not MH like game (don't think it is) but it is similar in some parts.
If You don't have SS, and you want good monste-killing game - buy this one :)…Expand